Originally Posted by
Boggie Dog
So are you saying do nothing security wise? Is it really worth the effort and expense to even screen passengers since they will slip through anyhow?
And on 9/11/2001 the attackers didn't carry any contraband through security, they just used the rules in place at that time to their advantage. Given that the current rules don't mandate screening insiders perhaps that could be used to someones advantaged too.
edit to add: The only contraband that should be considered by TSA is WEI. It is not their job, nor their mandate, to search for or limit drugs or other non-WEI contraband.
No, not saying do nothing at all; something must be done. I am only offering some push-back against oft repeated exaggerations and fallacies.
That is a question a lot of other people have asked - what's your feeling? My opinion is that we have been spendthrift so far and unfortunately, I am sure we will continue to be not just in terms of money and time but also in the degradation of civility and civil liberties.
Unfortunately, it is not if but how long before an attack is airport worker/insider assisted/led.
But that is why we have risk management - which in the case of aviation we have not done very well. Those that wish us ill continue to "win" because we willingly pay ridiculously exorbitant costs in light of the very little they have actually done. Its a pity, the "West" used to be a much more pleasant place in which to travel and live.
On the other hand, who remembers the political violence of the 1970s and '80s? Now that was an exciting time to fly!